Minutes of Proceedings

The Assembly met at 10.30am, the Speaker in the Chair.

1. Prayers

Members observed two minutes' silence.

2. Speaker's Business

Procedures and Conventions.

The Speaker took the opportunity to remind Members about the procedures and conventions on Speaker's decisions, and in particular that Speaker's decisions are final and that it is not in order to challenge them.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 Statement: British/Irish Council Summit

The First Minister, the Rt. Hon Arlene Foster, made a statement regarding the recent British/Irish Council Summit meeting, following which she replied to questions.

The Deputy Speaker, Mr Beggs, took the Chair.

3.2 Final Stage: Budget (No. 3) Bill (NIA Bill 09/17-22)

The Minister of Finance, Mr Conor Murphy, moved that the Final Stage of the Budget (No. 3) Bill (NIA Bill 09/17-22) do now pass.

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 1.00pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00pm, with the Principal Deputy Speaker in the Chair.

4. Question Time

4.1 Finance

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Finance, Mr Conor Murphy.

4.2 Health

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Health, Mr Robin Swann.

The Deputy Speaker, Mr McGlone, took the Chair.

5. Executive Committee Business (cont'd)

5.1 Final Stage: Budget (No. 3) Bill (NIA Bill 09/17-22) (cont'd)

Debate resumed.

The Budget (No. 3) Bill (NIA Bill 09/17-22) passed Final Stage with cross-community support.

6. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 4.33pm.

Mr Alex Maskey
The Speaker
10 November 2020

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on 10 November 2020

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

3. Orders in Council

4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Members' Contributory Pension Fund Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 (Northern Ireland Audit Office)

Assembly Contributory Pension Fund Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 (Northern Ireland Audit Office)

Police Service Northern Ireland Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20 (Department of Justice)

Police Service Northern Ireland Police Pension Accounts 2019-20 (Department of Justice)

Northern Ireland Policing Board Review of the policing response to COVID-19 (Northern Ireland Policing Board)

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

SR 2020/247 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Travel from Denmark) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (Department of Health)

For information only

SR 2020/246 The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No.1) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (Department of Health)

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications

10. Agency Publications

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications

Northern Ireland Assembly Legislation:

Stages in Consideration of Public Bills

First Stage: Introduction of Bill.

Second Stage: General debate of the Bill with an opportunity for Members to vote on its general principles.

Committee Stage (Comm. Stage): Detailed investigation by a Committee which concludes with the publication of a report for consideration by the Assembly.

Consideration Stage (CS): Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, the details of the Bill including amendments proposed to the Bill.

Further Consideration Stage (FCS): Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, further amendments to the Bill.

Final Stage: Passing or rejecting of Bill by the Assembly, without further amendment.

Royal Assent.

Proceedings as 9 November 2020

2017-2022 Mandate
Executive Bills                  

2017-2022 Mandate
Non-Executive Bills               

/ Bills progressing by accelerated passage

PROXY VOTING NOTICES – TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2020

The following Members notified the Speaker, under Standing Order 112, that they wished to avail of proxy voting arrangements for the sitting on Tuesday 10 November 2020: